What is Cupping Therapy London?

 

Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new. Cupping massage is an ancient form alternative therapy dating back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese and middle Eastern cultures.

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In our modern world it is a therapy widely used by professional athletes. If you watched the Olympics over the last years, you may have noticed some of the athletes – including Michael Phelps – sporting some interesting bruising patterns caused by cupping therapy.  

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There are different kinds of cupping, including:

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• Wet cupping: Creating small cuts in the skin

• Fire cupping: Using fire to heat the cup and create a vacuum before placing the cup onto the skin 

• Dry cupping, which is what we offer at A to Zen therapies. Dry cupping which is very safe and beneficial for a wide variety of conditions. 

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How does Cupping Therapy London work?

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During Dry Cupping Massage, the cups are placed over multiple points on the affected area to create a vacuum which lifts the soft tissue and creates an upward stretch within the muscle and associated fascia. This increases the blood flow and induces a stretch effect, which results in a reduction in muscle tension and associated pain. 

During Dry Cupping therapy London, cups can either be left in a static position or they can be moved from place to place on your skin for a massage-like effect.

 

Dry cupping massage complement other therapy techniques such as Sports and Deep Tissue Massage, as the lifting effect provided from the cups works synergistically with the downward pressure application of manual massage.

It also work wonderfully in conjunction with Acupuncture.

 

The vacuum leads to the effected tissue becoming saturated with fresh blood being draw into the tissue. This saturation can often leave a circular mark which is totally harmless. Your skin should look normal again within 10 days.

It also causes neuvascularisation thanks to the quick increase fresh blood flow being drawn to the tissue, that brings rich nutrients and oxygen content within the localised area.

The vacuum effect creates a micro-trauma and separation between the tissue layers. The body responds to this by stimulating an inflammatory response, which is the natural process of healing, releasing chemicals such as white blood cells, platelets and fibroblasts to initiate healing. 

This stretching process that is produced in the fascia and connective tissue, leads to a relaxation response, resulting in improved range of motion and performance.

Besides It can also provide pain relief by exciting small nerves inside muscles so that they release pain-killing chemicals.

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What is Cupping Therapy London good for?

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Cupping Massage London can provide pain relief and help ease the symptoms of many common muscular-skeletal disorders such as: 

• muscle pain and tension,

• Reduced joint movement,

• Back pain and sciatica

 

In clinical studies, patients with neck and shoulder pain experienced a 61% decrease in pain after receiving dry cupping therapy!

 

It may also help with other ailments such as:

• stress and anxiety.

• headaches,

• Fertility and gynecological disorders

• Rheumatic diseases such as arthritis and fibromyalgia

 

Lastly it may also improve cellulite.